Most common languages spoken at home in Greater Minneapolis and surrounding regions

Stacker compiled a list of the most common languages spoken at home in the Minneapolis metro area using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Languages are ranked by the percent of households that primarily speak the language at home according to 2025 estimates. Combined statistical areas are designated by the Office of Management and Budget and include multiple metropolitan and micropolitan areas in the same region.

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1 / 10

#10. Arabic

- 11,327 speakers (0.3% of population)

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2 / 10

#9. Other Asian Languages

- 12,481 speakers (0.33% of population)

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3 / 10

#8. Russian

- 12,636 speakers (0.33% of population)

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4 / 10

#7. French

- 13,940 speakers (0.36% of population)

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5 / 10

#6. Western Africa

- 16,466 speakers (0.43% of population)

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6 / 10

#5. Vietnamese

- 19,658 speakers (0.51% of population)

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7 / 10

#4. Chinese

- 20,259 speakers (0.53% of population)

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8 / 10

#3. Hmong

- 70,061 speakers (1.83% of population)

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9 / 10

#2. Afro-Asiatic Languages

- 84,688 speakers (2.21% of population)

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10 / 10

#1. Spanish

- 173,173 speakers (4.51% of population)

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